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Shoppers paradise – you’ll be alone, but make sure to have your credit card

  • July 6th, 2010
  • Posted in Andrew's posts . Living in Korea . Shopping

I’d love to know what qualifies as a successful enterprise here in Korea. There is an astonishing number of restaurants, boutiques, opticians and bars that remain open for the majority of the 24 hour day, and not a single soul is inside. Wages, insurance, lighting, heating/air-con, maintenance etc must be paid, but where are the [ READ MORE ]

So, what can your dollar buy you in Korea?

  • March 12th, 2010
  • Posted in Andrew's posts . Shopping

Don’t be thrown off if you notice that your South Korean wage is considerably less than what you would expect to earn in your home country for doing the same job. Simple mathematics may also indicate that your annual wage here is less than the minimum wage back home. In Ireland, the minimum wage is [ READ MORE ]

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